According to a post I found by Otis, he indicates that Thunderbird makes mixers for Berkel. Sybo, best I can figure, is a Chinese import, so unless someone says otherwise, I have to assume it’s utter crap. Then there’s Anvil, which I seem to see only on Ebay.
Anyone have any experience or knowledge of any of these brands? Thoughts, reputations, or any other info would be greatly appreciated.
I was looking at an anvil and couldn’t find anyone outside of ebayers selling them, which made me nervous (ie nobody to repair, etc).
You can get an 80qt Hobart for $2000 these days on ebay. Evidentally Sam’s Club is closing all their bakeries and as a result there is a glut of 80qt Hobarts on the market. I almost paid $3500 for a 60qt until I bought two 80qt’s for $2000 each. I am going to sit on one of them for a few months and try to double my money on it.
i can vouch that Thunderbird is crap… my dough hook broke and now the bearings seem to be going out (at least thats what their tech team says)…
Oh well, I just got a 60 qt for $1150, so we’ll see. Besides, seeing as how I need a 60 quart mixer for home use :), I doubt I’ll have any issues. My wife’s not terribly happy though :).
You could try and impress her by making several cubic feet of merangue.
Is that anything like jello wrestling? 
"You cannot please everyone, but in my opinion, fairness requires that someone bent on pushing a product and someone bent on condemning a product, should have the same rules applied. "
Surely you have a point, so make it. I asked about three different brands of mixers, all of which were in an upcoming auction. The feedback I was looking for was given. I may have been willing to bid higher or lower based upon feedback of others. I ended up buying a 60 qt mixer for less than I truly expected. So again, I must ask – what’s your point?